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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-23
WRECKED BY THE WIND.

Five Lives Lost Through Cyclone in
Indian Territory-A Number Of Persons
IDjured-Live Stock Killed and Manned,
and Much Property Destroyed.
New YORK, Dec 20 "A Little Rock Ark
special to the Herald says: A special from
Cove, Polk County, reports that destruct-
i've cyclone visited Armstrong Acad-
envy, T., Fort Washita and Green
at an early hour on Saturday morn
ing, causing great destruction of prop
erty and loss of life. The following are
the casualties as far as known: Killed.
French Adams, United States army, Wash
tia; A. I'll. q Lincoln, Washita; Henderson
Jack, Green; two children, names I'M
known Injured William Covington, Arm
strong Academy; Henry Wait, Washita;
Mrs. Wait, Washita.
A terrific rumbling sound was heard
about 5 o'clock. 1t startled the few set
tiers from their sleep only to awake them
to the horror Of impending death. A
heavy black cloud, funnel-shaped, was seen
in the distance and rapidly approaching.
When about a mile north of Fort Washita
it struck the ground and from this point
south for miles the work OF ruin was con-
tinued
The cyclone travelled at about the rate of
mile minute. In an instant from the
time it struck the earth, half the houses in
Fort Washita were in ruins. Light out
houses and dwellings, were picked up and
made into kndling wood by the fury of the
wind. Armstrong Academy was not great
ly injured but ranchers in the immediate
neighborhood suffered greatly.
At Green, a little hamlet six miles south
of Armstrong, the damage was very heavy
and many persons were injured Seven
teen houses and general store were car
ried away bodily, while horses and cattle
within the territory covered by the storm
king were killed or MANNED.
The damage at this time can not, of
| course, be estimated, as the full extent of
the storm is not known.
The two children killed at Green were
carried about sixty yards by the wind and
dashed to the ground, mangled so as to be
almost unacceptable. Many cattle and
other ock were also killed by lightning.
The storm only lasted about six minutes at
any one point
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LATER.

A BLIZZARD prevailed on the Goth in por-
tions of Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas and Colorado The snow
was unusually heavy, and was driven by
fierce wind, blockading railway trains
The thermometer was "a degrees below
zero at some points
THE Virginia Legislature on the Goth
elected John s. Barbour United States Sen
ator to succeed Mr.. Riddleberger
IT was announced ON the Goth that four
teen officers acting under the United States
Marshal for the Western districbof Arkan-
sas had been killed by desperadoes in Indian
Territory during the last two years, and
lawlessness was said to be on the increase.
The wall of a new building at Joliet, ILL.,,
fell on the Goth, killing two men and in
juring several others, two of them fatally.
The Executive Committee of the Rated
Service Pension Association on the goth is
sued call for National convention of vet
Grams to meet in New York March l.
ADyICEs of the Goth from some of the
counties in Western Kansas, particularly
Clark, were to the effect that the farmers
were suffering for the want of food, coal
and clothing. Six persons were known to
have died from freezing
the closing of the South Carolina phosphate
mines many negroes We're starving.
OVER five hundred representative Indiana
Republicans met in conference at Indianap-
oils on the Goth and adopted resolutions IA
voring a protective tariff, pensions, and
the expenditure of the surplus on forts.
WILLIAM SHOWERS, who brutality slew his
two little grandsons at Lebanon, Pa, last
Nov ba 1ty ~
murder in the first degree
H. D. LYMAN, of the American Surety
Company of New York, stated on the Goth
that in the past year there had been fifty
three embellishments in the country,
amounting to So, $40, $40, and that the
criminals were all in Canada.
The town of Weeping Water, Neb., was
almost destroyed by fire on the Goth
NUMEROUS petitions from various States
We're presented in the United States Sen
ate on the Goth in favor of Blair's Educa-
tional bill, and also petition from the
citizens of Pennsylvania protesting against
the admission of Utah as a State. Bills
were introduced to place the name OF Mrs
John A Logan on the pension roll at the
rate of So, 600 a year; to quiet the title of
settlers on the Des Moines river lands; pro-
yiding that retail liquor dealers and cigar
manufacturers and dealers who carry
on their business without having
paid a special tax therefor shall be
liable to a fine of $500 or imprison-
ment in a county jail for one year. Several
pension bills We're also introduced. The
following nominations were confirmed:
Charles s Fairchild, of New York, to be
Secretary of the Treasury; George l. Rives,
of New York, Assistant Secretary of State;
Isaac Fl. Maynard, of New York Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury; James W. Hyatt.
of Connecticut, United States Treasurer.
In the House no business was transacted.
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TIE CT.

IN New York on the 18th two-dollar
silver certificates altered TO fives appeared
in large numbers ON the 18th, and were
said to be more dangerous than if wholly
counterfeits. The portraits of General
Hancock on the genuine bills are so
changed however, ON the spurious GER.
tficates as to make them resemble no per-
son known to fame.
JOSEPH KNIGHT, book-keeper of the Man.
ufacturers' National Bank of Philadelphia
for thirty-five years, was arrested on the
10th for embezzling about $40, 900 of the
banks funds.
AT the meeting of the National conven-
ton of Republican clubs in New York on
the 10Th Daniel j. Ryan, of Ohio was elect
ed temporary chairman, and vice-presi-
dent was chosen from each State.
AT the meeting in New York ON the 10Th
of the Republican clubs William NJ Evarts
was elected permanent chairman A draft
was presented of a constitution for Ma
tional organization, to be known as the
"Republican League of the United States, "
of which Il president, three vice-presidents
and secretary and treasurer are to be the
officers.
AT the meeting of the American Fedora
ton of Labor in Baltimore on the 10Th
Samuel L. Gompers, of New York, was re-
elected president
A BOILER explosion on the 10th in the
Edison Electric Light Company's works at
West Chester, Pa, caused the death of five
persons and the injury of three others
HE discovery of an extensive system of
robbery from the Government stores in New
York was made on the 18th.
The convention Of Republican clubs at
New York completed its labors and adj
journed on the 18th. James ?. Foster.
president of the New York Repupublican
Club, was elected president of the newly
| created National League, and vice-presi-
dents were chosen from each State and
Territory
GEORGE BAUERLI and wife, of Hamburg,
N. Y, an elderly couple, We're burned to
death in their home on the 18th
JOHN G. WHITTIER celebrated the eightieth
anniversary of his birth on the 18th at his
home in Danvers, Mass. Many distinguished
people called upon the poet during the day
to offer their congratulations
On the 18th several thousand men were
thrown out of employment by the closing
of the Edgar Thomson steel-works at Brad
dock, Pa
In the case of Mrs Robinson, who was
NAA~AS W. WIN Loving polSOuSQ several Ol
her children in Boston, the Jury was un-
able to agree on the 18th and was dis
! charged.
THREE men were killed by an explosion
on the 18th in a coal-mine at Fleming, Kan
5. CRANDALL, of Ballston Spa, n Y,
| formerly lawyer and real-estate broker,
| on the 10th shot and killed his wife, his
| mother-in-law, Mrs. s. S Stone, and his
step daughter, Julia Buckley, and then
blew out his own brains. The tragedy re-
suited from disputes over money matters
THE heaviest snow-storm in seventeen
years prevailed on the 10Th in portions OF
New Jersey, the snow being SIX feet deep on
the level In Vermont two feet of snow
fell
DANIEL MANNING, ex-Secretary of the
Treasury was said to be seriously ill on the
10th at the residence of his son in Albany,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE Italian residents of Washington pro-
pose to present the Government with a
marble bust of Garibaldi.
THERE were 253 business failures in the
United States during the seven days ended
on the 10Th, against 23S the previous seven
days.
IT was thought on the 10th that the Terri
tories of Dakota, Washington, Montana and
possibly Utah would be admitted into the
Union during the present session of Con-
gress.
AT twenty-six leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
81, 016, 803, 903, against $1,000, 212, Ill
the previous week. AS compared with the
corresponding week of 1856 the decrease
amounted to 26. 2 per cent
The Land Office decided on the 18th that
religious societies could enter upon one
hundred and sixty acres of land in the
Indian reservations and hold the same for
the promotion of their work.
Mr.. LADIAR's nomination for Justice of
the Supreme Court was before the Senate
Judiciary Committee on the 10th, but
action was deferred until after the holiday
recess.
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EIGHT MEN KILLED.

Terrible Railway Accident in New Brunse
wicl<-A Snow-Plow Which Were
Thirteen Men Plunges from Bridge
Eight Lives LOst-The Remainder Bad
ly Hurt.
ST. JOHNS, N B., Dec. 19-An engine and
snow-plow on the Caraquette railway was
thrown from the bridge at McIntoshs cove
Saturday afternoon, carrying down thirteen
men, of whom eight were drowned
before they could be rescued. The
disaster occurred at point about forty
miles from Bathurst, the capital of Glouces-
ter County, one of the northern counties of
the province. For several days the
locality has been visited by tre-
mendous snow-storms and the track
was DISTRACTED by enormous drifts The
east-bound accommodation train, filed
with passengers left Caraquette for Bath
urst at 2 o'clock, having snow-plow at
tached in front of the engine to clear the
track. AS the train approached McIn-
tosh's cove huge drift was discovered at
the west end of the bridge They deter
mined to detach the engine and pillow from
the rest of the train and pillow into the
drift, expecting that little trouble would
be experienced in removing the obstruction.
Scarcely had the center of the bridge been
reached when the passengers were Mortified
to observe the pillow leaving the rails, and in
an instant both the plow and the engine had
run off the track and plunged into the abyss
below, crushing through the thin ice that
covered the river, and burying themselves
in the dark tide beneath. The water was
not over six feet deep, but it was so covered
with snow and ice that only the top of the
engine was visible. The heartrending
cries of the unfortunate men nerved the
onlookers to immediate action, and
many a heroic deed was done which will
never be recorded Regardless of their
lives, brave fishermen plunged into the river
and worked for hours in the hope of saving
the lives of the unfortunates, but of the
thirteen who started only five were saved
Eight poor fellows were buried beneath the
engine The five men rescued were all ter
ribly bruised, but it is expected they will
recover
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-23
A SEVERE STORM.
A Heavy Fall of Snow Causes the Great
est blockade on Eastern Roads Since
1Sr2-Great Suffering in Kansas.

Heavy Fall of Snow Causes the Great
est blockade on Eastern Roads Since
1S12-Great Suffering in Kansas.
EAsToN, Pa. Dec. 20-The snow-storm
of Saturday night caused the greatest
blockade on the railroads experienced here
since 1872. BY s o'clock the Lehigh VAL
ley road was blockaded with trains from
Easton to Readington All the lab6rers on
the road between here and Mauch Chunk
were working from midnight Saturday to
8 O'Clock Sunday night shoveling snow
The snow was two feet deep on a level and
from three to five feet in drifts.
The coal trains were blockaded on the
Susquehanna road between here and Allen
town. Three locomotives coupled together
started from Hampton, n. j., to open the
Jersey Central road, but jumped the track
after go ne a few miles Five coal trains
were snow bound at Pincher's, on the
Belyidere & Delaware road several hours.
Three passenger trains, eight freight
trains and twenty coal trains were blocked
on the Morris & Essex road, between Hack
ettstown, n j., and Washington, N. j., from
Saturday evening to Sunday noon. At
Somervilie the snow was six feet deep and
at Perth Amboy eight feet deep. Drifts
We're fifteen feet deep All the roads are
now open, but trains are behind time. The
roofs of several buildings at Phillipsburg
were crushed in by the weight of snow.
READING, Pa, Dec. 20-Freight and
coal traffic on the Reading is still delayed,
owing to the rec mt fall of snow, which is
the heaviest in several years. measuring
twenty inches on a level About twenty
coal-trains are side-trac Ied between here
and Tuckerton and as many more south of
Reading.
RICHFIELD, Kan. Dec. 20-The heaviest
snow ever known here fell yesterday. 1t
was one foot deep at noon and still snow
ing. This will be hard on stock, but is
worth thousands of dollars to crops next
season.
WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 2O.-Private advices
from the western part of the State give
some startling information regarding the
blizzard which is raging throughout
the Western States and Territories. The
blizzard has been growing in violence
for the past ten hours at this point,
and it is feared that in the districts
where the coal famine has been raging
great suffering and loss of life will result
Entire settlements are known to have been
out of fuel and people have been using
buffalo chips for necessary fire for the
past month. The blizzard is known
to be much worse ON the bleak plains and
a repetition of the terrible suffering Of
some years ago, when so many lives were
lost, is expected Notwithstanding the
loud demand for fuel, the railroad COM
panies have so far either refused or been
unable to supply Western settlers, and now
that the blizzard is upon them some fright
full results are expected.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-23
WEST AND SOUTH.

A CONVENTION of delegates, representing
all the counties in Dakota, was held at
Aberdeen on the 10th, and a memorial to
Congress was adopted praying that body
10 pass an enabling act admitting Dakota
TO the Union as one State.
A FIRE in the business district of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, destroyed property on the
10th valued at $1,000
AT the twentieth annual meeting in Chi
cago on the 10Th of the Freedman's Aid So
ciety of the Methodist Church it was shown
that in the past twenty years over one
hundred thousand negroes had been edu-
Gated The society has property valued at
81, 100000.
THREE men stopped stage running be-
tween Little Rock and Carrollton, Ark, on
the 18th and robbed the passengers of
5000 and two gold watches.
AT Shelbyville, Tenn. square of bust
ness buildings was burned on the 10Th,
causing loss of over 100000
The business portion of Mapleton, D. T.,
was destroyed by an incendiary fire on the
10th
CHARLES McCULLoM and Silas Malcolm, on
trial at Newton, ILL.,. for the murder of
George Bowen. were both found guilty on
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-23
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
interesting items Gathered from
Various Localities.
ILLINOIS.


At Odin the other morning HRS, George
W. Phillips committed suicide with a re-
tolver She had suffered severely from
headache.
The repairs on Lincoln's monument were
completed recently at a cost of 81 400,
81. 400 more than the General Assembly
appropriated The Monument Association
Will pay the extra amount
Captain Jacob Schmidt, of Washington
County, keeper of the dollhouse at the pris-
on in Chester, was attaeked the other after
noon by Joe Dawson, a life time negro, and
one eye was completely knocked out
n l. Thompson, a Danville business
man, was imprisoned recently for COM
Uniting a So, 500 forgery.
BY the falling OF heavy beam at an
ice-house near Alton few days ago one
man was killed ana several others were
seriously injury
Workmen employed recently in digging a
well on the farm of Robert Colneford, near
Cerro Gordo, found number of regularly
made bricks in the blue clay, and at depth
of forty-eight feet. Mr. Comeford improved
this farm from the raw prairie, and is posi-
tive that no bricks have ever been used in
that vicinity. 1t is a matter of some Curl
osity as to how they got there.
Burglars the other night stole $500 from
the store-room Of F. NJ. Snyder, of Toledo.
The safe was blown open.
The post-offices at Beaverton and Silver
Lake have been discontinued.
confidence man in Chicago few days
ago tricked John, Samuel and James Little
john, three farmers from Glaston, D. T., out
of 5000
A railway collision at Mount Vernon re-
Gently resulted in the death of fireman
and the destruction of several cars.
The State Horticultural Society at it's re-
cent session in Princeton elected these
officers: Milo Barnes, of Kankakee, Pres =
dent; H. NJ Dunlap, Of Savoy, Vice-Presi-
dent; A. c. Hammond, of Warsaw, Secre-
tary, and K Vicory of Normal, Treasurer.
A farmer named Thomas, living near Car
mi, felled a tree recently which struck his
wife, fatally injuring her
At Weston recently Dave Cramer Shot and
seriously wounded Abram Stevens. Cha
mer was living on land leased from Stew
ems, and the trouble occurred over some
corn.
The State Grange at its annual session in
Springfield recently adopted resolution
condemning as false craftsmanship the
proposition for the removal of the tax on
tobacco for the diminution of the Treasury
surplus, and demanding that cheap sugar
be provided for instead of cheap tobacco.
J. NJ. Thompson, of Joliet, Was chosen
Master 1t was voted to make Springfield
the permanent place of meeting.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-23
DAKOTA.

Three railroads are surveyed to DeadwoOd
and asking for right of way through the
gulch.
The farmhouse of Michael Harris, four
teen miles from Washington, was burned
the other night, and Mrs Harris and six of
her seven children persisted Mr.. Harris
and the oldest child, daughter, escaped
severely burned.
J. A. Mcintosh was arrested in Moorhead
the other morning. He was wanted in
Philadelphia, charged with the murder Of
a travelling mans wife and two children,
reward of $40, 900 having been offered for
his arrest
The post-office at Kato has been discon-
tinued, and the stage route between Leola
and that place has also been abandoned
The Dolphis group of mines, near Custer
City, has been sold to the Harney Peak
Company for $40, 600.
The last cleanup from Caledonia, Home
stake and associate mines amounted to
1928, 600.
Thirty-iye tons of tin ore have been
shipped from the Hills to England for treat
ment
The convention called to adopt measures
looking toward the admission of Dakota as a
single State met at Aberdeen few days
ago. A memorial was adopted setting forth
the claims Of the Territory, which will be
presented to Congress by a number of dele
gates. who viii remain in Washington dur
ing the winter. a letter was read from
Congressman Springer indorsing the move
ment
The official statement OF the vote of Da-
kota on division at the last election shows
that in North Dakota the majority
against division is exactly 10, 900; in South
ern Dakota the majority for division is 49,
93S.
Prairie chickens are said to be very nu-
meroEs in the vicinity of Olivet
AZ the recent session in Huron of the
Farmers Allisnce the seer etary's report
showed that the organization now covers
fifty EIGHT counties in Dakota The total
number of alliances is 46S, with member
ship of over eleven thousand The follow
ing officers were elected by the Horti-
cultural Society: President, E. De Beec, Of
Sioux Falls; Vice President, G. N. Whiting,
Of Esmond; Secretary, Prof c. A. Keffer,
of Bookings. Treasurer, Oliver Gibbs, OF
Ramsey.
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TIE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches,
FIFTIETH CoNGREss,

FiFTlETH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, Dec 10 Bills were intro
duced in the Senate to protect employees
and servants engaged in Interstate
commerce; to extend the general land and
mining laws over the Territory of Alaska;
TO facilitate the settlement and develop
ment of the resources of Alaska, and to
open an overland commercial route be-
tween the United States, Asiatc Russia and
Japan; to forfeit lands granted to the State
of Michigan for railroad from Marquette
to Ontonagon. Mr.. Stewart advocated his
bill providing for the issue Of coin certif-
Gates to circulate as money. Adjourned to
the 18th. The House was not in session
FRIDAY, Dec 16-The Senate was not In
session. In the House a concurrent reso-
luton was adopted providing for the
adjournment Of Congress from December
% to January 4. A resolution of re-
greet over the death of E. W. Robertson, late
member elect of the Fiftieth Congress
from Louisiana, was adopted, and as
mark of respect the House adjourned until
the 10Th
MONDAY, Dec. 19.--In the Senate bills
were introduced to require that a resi-
dence of three years shall be necessary be-
fore an alien can declare his intention to be-
SCIAAC q CIOtACn vi Ouo Oulueu CSdbGS anu VI
two years additional before he shall have
right to vote or hold office; to grant pen
sions to all Union prisoners of war confined
in Southern prisons for more than sixty
days; for the collection of more accurate
statistics of EXPORTS emigration and immi-
grafton; to prohibit the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors in the
District of Columbia; to aid in the estab-
lishment and temporary support of COM
mon schools Mr.. Sherman gave notice
that after the holidays he would address the
Senate on the Presidents message. Mr.
Pugh spoke in favor of tariff reform In
the House the Speaker announced the APP
pointment of the Committee on Rules, as
follows: Carlisle, Randall, Mills, Reed and
Cannon. number of resolutions looking
tochanges in the rules were offered and re-
ferred
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WISCONSIN.

The body of Tom Downing, an old miser,
was found under the snow in the woods
near Chiffon recently. He was supposed to
have been murdered for his money.
Azel Grover, Of Beaver Dam, a dropsy
sufferer, was recently operated on the
fifty time Since January s, 1886,
three and a half barrels of water have
been drawn from his side 8
A team owned by "a Mr. Van Loon, of
Chippewa Falls, ran away recently and
were not found until the other day The
names had caught on tree in such man
ner that the horses had been held six days
without food
w. Dubslow, a farmer living near Eau
Claire, was precipitated into forty-foot well
few days ago, sustaining injuries that re-
suited fatally He leaves wife and several
children.
Theodore s. Chapman, of Terrills, has
been appointed superintendent Of schools
for Waushara County in place of the late
Eugene Monroe.
George Trucks who has been in charge
of the Jefferson County almshouse for
sixteen years has resigned He is sue
cecded by Henry Graezel
The grocery firm of Telke Brothers, at
Barron, made an assignment a few days
ago, with assets of $17 600; liabilities
$500
Rev w. H. HOLSTER and wife We're given
a farewell reception at Beloit the other
night on the eve Of their departure for
mission work in India
The new school-house at Cartwright was
fired by incendiaries recently, and, with
most OF the furniture and books, was de-
stroyed
Ira u Davis. one of the oldest produce
commission merchants Of Milwaukee, died
the other night
The sudden appearance of water in many
wells in Southern Wisconsin that have been
perfectly dry since the drought OF last
summer has caused no little wonder among
the people. Wells are filled almost TO the
top; streams run in abundance from side
hills and from springs that have been dry,
and the creeks and small rivers, whose
beds have been dry for months. are gradu-
ally rising.